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Seugne
The Seugne () is an long river in the Charente-Maritime département, in western France, left tributary of the Charente. Its source is in the commune of Montlieu-la-Garde, west of the village. It flows generally north-northwest. North from Colombiers, the Seugne splits in some branches, the main one flowing into the Charente at Courcoury, east of the village and the others 3, 4, 6 and 7 km downstream at Courcoury and Les Gonds. Communes it runs through (ordered from source to mouth) * Montlieu-la-Garde, Pouillac, Chepniers, Sainte-Colombe, Polignac, Chatenet, Le Pin, Mérignac, Sousmoulins, Pommiers-Moulons, Vibrac, Chaunac, Léoville, Fontaines-d'Ozillac, Saint-Médard, Champagnac, Jonzac, Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan, Lussac, Clion, Saint-Georges-Antignac, Mosnac, Fléac-sur-Seugne, Belluire, Pons, Bougneau, Saint-Léger, Colombiers, Montils, La Jard, Berneuil, Les Gonds, Courcoury Courcoury () is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente-Maritime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charente (river)
The Charente (; oc, Charanta ) is a long river in southwestern France. Its source is in the Haute-Vienne ''département'' at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort. Navigation The Charente was described by the French king François I as 'the most beautiful river in the kingdom', and was navigable in its natural state until mills were erected at many locations in the 14th century. Some locks were built but through navigation remained impossible for centuries. Improvements to the navigation were projected under Louis XVI in 1772, but work was interrupted by the Revolution. The project was revived under the Restoration and canalisation completed in 1835. The waterway was abandoned in 1957. The ''départements'' took over operation in 1963, and recreational vessels have now taken possession of the waterway throughout the 164 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mérignac, Charente-Maritime
Mérignac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is traversed by the Seugne river. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime communes articles needing translation from Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Georges-Antignac
Saint-Georges-Antignac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Seugne, which forms most of the commune's western border. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime communes articles n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clion, Charente-Maritime
Clion () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies on the west bank of the Seugne, which forms most of the commune's northeastern border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime {{CharenteMaritime-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lussac, Charente-Maritime
Lussac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is the least populated commune in the canton of Jonzac. Geography The village lies above the right bank of the Seugne, which forms most of the commune's western border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan
Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime communes articles needing tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonzac
Jonzac (; french: label=Poitevin-Saintongese, Jhonzat) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968) Geography The river Seugne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. The station of Jonzac has a direct connection the station Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean. Jonzac is located in the south of Charente-Maritime, with the department's capital La Rochelle 105 km to the northwest. The capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Bordeaux, is 90 km to the southwest. 55 km to its east is Angoulême, capital of the neighbouring Charente department. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champagnac, Charente-Maritime
Champagnac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography The Seugne forms most of the commune's southwestern border. Population Personalities * Régis Messac, author, (Champagnac, 2 August 1893 - near Gross-Rosen or Dora, around 1945) was born in the Champagnac schoolhouse where his maternal grandparents, Jean Gabillaud and his wife Justine taught. See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Médard, Charente-Maritime
Saint-Médard () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Seugne, which flows northwest through the western part of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontaines-d'Ozillac
Fontaines-d'Ozillac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The river Seugne forms most of the commune's eastern border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime communes articles needi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léoville
Léoville () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Lariat, a stream tributary of the Seugne, which forms all of the commune's western border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaunac
Chaunac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Geography The Seugne forms all of the commune's eastern border. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime communes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |